First semester

Introduction to Economics

Objectives

Introduction to topics and reasoning in economics

Read articles describing economic problems

Understand the role of economic agents and regulatory policies

Course outline

Marginal reasoning, Cost-benefit analysis, Opportunity cost concept, Role of the market, Notion of price, Notion of equilibrium, Economic behavior, Imperfect market functioning, Externalities, Economic and social policies, Monetary policy, Growth and environment.

Prerequisites

None